The Columbus journal., 1887-09-28
THE GIG MEAT BILLS

OF enator Evarts, Pierre Lofillafd and
James Gordon Bennett, j.
Imet q fat, Jolly looking Irishman In
the office of q friend of mine the other
day, who impressed me strongly with his
hcartiness. After he had gone out !
asked my friend who he was.
"You will probably be surprised" re-
turned my friend, but that man is well
known to some of the most prominent
men in New York, and has had very init
mate dealings with them. Among these
may be mentioned Pierre LOrillard, James
Gordon Bennett, Senator Evarts, and I
don't know how many others; enough,
anyhow, to put him on speaking terms
with th~ree-quarters of the men whose
names are familiar to everybody"
Something in the tone of his voice and
in the rather amused smile that accom-
panied 1t made me push my inquiries fur
Their. The man who was supposed to
know everybody worth knowing had not
the distinguished air usually worn by
such personages. I was not, therefore, SO
much surprised rs l would otherwise
have been when I learned that he was
Kelly the butcher. The rest Of his name
was said to be immaterial; but not to
know Kelly the butcher was, I was as
sured, to argue ones self unknown. For
years he and his father before him kept .
butcher shop at University place and
Thirteenth street. Here were cut the
Juicy chops and the tender steaks, and
from here were sent the delicate fowl and
game that nave ticklcd the palates and
pleased and satisfied the stomAchs OF .
generation of the wealthy and prominent
Of New York's citizens. Catering to the
stomachs of these p~atricians, Kelly learn
ed certain interesting characteristics OF
each, and some Of these he impaired to
my friend, also his patron, who in turn
related them to me.
Senator Evarts, according to MS meat
man, is very particular as 70 the flesh he
eats. Although his face looks like q
piece of parchment, and has no more
color in IL, yet he INDUCES In rare steaks
and roast beef, meats that contain the
most blood. He Is very particular about
them also. His cook selects the meat ten
days in advance of the time It Il wanted
to- the table, and has It cut Oh In his
p .sence. Then Kelly puts IL into his Ice
b., where It remains until it Il sent to
the senator.
Pierre J orillard 10 n Of Kelly's best
patrons, and q who has stuck to him
since he moved up town. His bin for
meat alone when he IL at his town resi-
dence sometimes reaches 500 . month
and averages e50O. It would be impos-
sfble for any family to spend that amount
for meat ever with . house full Of guests,
but Lorillard, like Bennett, II . high
liver, and aims to ecure delicacies for his
guests that make Q visit at his house .
much coveted privilege. His orders are
such, sometimes, that It II Necessary to
spoil large quantities Of meat OF fowl TO
get 1t the particular part he desires-
Thus, for instance, when he orders ten
pounds Of chicken breast, . great many
chickens would have TO be cut up 70 sup
ply that amount. He would, Of course,
b charged Just - much e though be
had ordered that number Of chickens. Il
Is very profitable for the butcher, an
doubtedly, inasmueh - he Can sall those
parts of the chickens that have not been
used and in that way get double pay for
the same article. When IL comes to
orders Of . Ike nature th regard to more